408, Ghost and God Forging Method (1/2)
"Today, Genji from Kyoto sent these killing stones.
I hope we can forge a sword for them that is strong enough to cut through the 'ghost king level' Li Wei! "
Master An Gang looked at the killing stone on the ground and spoke slowly, clearing Su Wu's confusion.
He turned to look at Su Wu seriously, and then said: "My friend Zhuzhao has been living in Boqi Country for a long time. Maybe he doesn't know what's going on outside - the Yuan family is now one of the most powerful nobles in Dongliu Island, controlling many countries. His warriors are like clouds, and his retainers are like rain!
Perhaps it’s because the ‘Half-pole Advanced’ sword I forged for the Fujiwara clan got the attention of the Genji clan’s ‘Minamoto Norigo’, so this time they specially sent the killing stone and asked me to help cast this sword. "
For a swordsmith,
Being able to get involved with the great nobles of Kyoto is indeed a great benefit as "it's easy to enjoy the shade against a big tree".
But if you can't meet the requirements of the great nobles and things go wrong,
And there will be huge disasters caused by sword making.
An Gang obviously also knew this,
He summoned all the craftsmen from the sword-making workshop just to discuss how to deal with this matter.
"As a swordsmith, I have regarded it as my lifelong dream to forge a 'superior' sword!" An Gang's eyes were shining. After speaking, he bent down and picked up the copper box at his feet, placed it on the table, and put it on the table. to open.
Inside the copper box,
There was a lifelike humanoid killing stone lying there.
The body of this killing stone is purple and black. The naked body is sitting cross-legged with hands clasped together in a posture of pious worship to the Buddha.
Su Wu looked at this 'Human Stone' and found no traces of veins on the stone that wrapped around the body like the 'Dashang Baby Stone'. From this point of view, the 'Dashang Baby Stone' might be more powerful than the 'Human Stone'. A higher level killing stone.
But even so,
Human-shaped killing stones are also extremely rare.
The quality must be extremely high.
I think this should be the most advanced sword-forging material sent by Kyoto Genji.
Looking at the 'human stone' in the copper box, the craftsmen couldn't take their eyes away for a while.
An Gang's breathing was also a little heavier.
But he still maintained his rationality, and after showing the 'Human Stone' to everyone, he continued: "This is the 'Human Stone' sent by Minamoto no Raiko-sama. If we agree to forge a sword for him, this 'Human Stone' will be used as a weapon." Used by us!
In my life, I have seen the highest level of killing stones, which are just head stones.
This is the first time I have seen a human stone.
Legend has it that this stone has all kinds of unpredictable abilities, which can make the sword look like a living creature, and even give the sword the potential to 'turn into something strange'!
Among the nine major mineral veins, the number of human stones produced every year is less than ten!
Every ten pieces of human stone can produce enough jade steel and forged iron to forge a sword!
This shows how precious this stone is! "
An Gang paused.
Looking up at the many craftsmen,
Pulling their thoughts back, after everyone looked at him, he continued: "Genji controls the 'Mino Vein', one of the nine major mineral veins, and the 'Human Stone' produced every year has a fixed distribution.
But what can be seen is that even if 'Minamoto Noraigo' is the eldest son of the Minamoto family,
The number of 'human stones' in his hand will not exceed three.
Maybe even just this piece!
He handed this stone to us - if we waste this stone and the sword we finally forge is of only 'top grade' quality, it will be a huge failure!
When the time comes, our swordsmithing house will bear the wrath of Minamoto Norigo.
No need to say more about the outcome!
Therefore, you need to think carefully,
Do we leave these stones and cast them into finished swords, and success or failure depends on this?
It’s better to let go of this opportunity to get in touch with the ‘Human Stone’,
Preserve your life,
Slowly hone your skills and wait for the next time - even spend your whole life waiting for that opportunity that may never come? "
After An Gang finished speaking, he fell silent.
Leave the choice to many craftsmen.
Su Wu was silent beside him.
He realized the preciousness of the ‘human stone’,
He also became more aware of the rarity of the ‘Dashang Infant Stone’.
The 'Jade Mountain Killing Stone Mine' is just a branch of a branch, but with the 'Dashang Infant Stone' as the secret key, the quality of the killing stones contained in it is likely to be relatively good.
Then the question comes,
How could the Grand Duke and the great nobles let this vein, which is likely to contain extremely high-quality killing stones, slip away from their hands?
How did the Inoue family and Axiong obtain this mineral vein?
…
Originally, Su Wu thought that 'Genji's mission' would be a dilemma for An Gang Swordsmith.
But he didn't expect that
After just over ten breaths,
The craftsman made the decision: "Master Craftsman, please accept Genji's commission. I am willing to use all my strength and talents for this matter!"
"Take the commission!"
"If we lose this opportunity, we may never come into contact with the 'Human Stone' again!"
"Master Craftsman..."
All the craftsmen spoke out one after another,
They all asked An Gang to take over Genji's commission.
Forge a sword for Genji that can cut through the 'ghost king level' Ligui - the quality of such a sword should at least start with 'extreme'!
So far in An Gang's life, he has only forged the only "semi-extreme" sword that surpasses the "top grade"!
The extremely superior 'Big Red Lotus Fetus' was forged by Su Wu himself, and An Gang was not in charge of the entire forging process!
Su Wu glanced at the many craftsmen,
All the craftsmen asked Anzuna to agree to Genji's commission.
But he had seen the expressions on the faces of many craftsmen, and he guessed in his mind that 60% of these craftsmen should really have this idea, but the remaining 40% of the craftsmen were just doing it to 'join the group' and were 'forced' Followed the crowd sentiment.
An Gang's silent face showed a smile,
He looked sideways at Su Wu beside him, his eyes full of hope: "Little friend Zhuzhao, are you willing to stay and help me?"
Among all the craftsmen present,
Only Su Wu has forged an 'extremely superior' sword.
His experience is crucial.
The importance even exceeds the sum of all the craftsmen here!
“Being able to participate in such a grand event,
It's also my honor. "Su Wu nodded in agreement.
The smile on An Gang's face grew stronger and stronger. He nodded seriously, glanced at the many craftsmen, and began to assign tasks: "The head stones and placenta stones on the ground will be handed over to Kira and Kenta for calcination!"
"Xiao Tian and Qing Shi are responsible for selecting the calcined jade steel and ding iron!"
"Yongzheng..."
It's just the forging process of a knife,
An Gang Sword Forging Factory dispatched all the ink craftsmen.
All the craftsmen present received the task and began to get busy.
In a blink of an eye,
Only An Gang, Hu Che, and Su Wu were left in the special sword-making room.
Hu Che and An Gang have worked together for many years and have a tacit understanding.
Immediately, he squatted down and lit the charcoal in the calcining furnace until it burned red.
An Gang took a deep breath, took out the 'Human Stone' from the copper box, threw it into the red furnace, and then said to Su Wu: "'Human Stone' is extremely difficult to smelt and takes a long time to smelt." Smelt it out.
I have read the records of many craftsmen,
Smelting 'Human Stone' usually takes a day and a night.
It's nothing during the day,
At night, the craftsman waiting by the fire may encounter something terrible.
Fight the terrors of the night,
Suppress this terror,
It is also part of the smelting of ‘Human Stone’.
If this terror is successfully suppressed, the quality of the jade steel and smelting iron produced from the human stone will be incredibly high. "
"The properties of the killing stone are so mysterious,
How is such an ore formed?
It’s really confusing. "Su Wu said.
He learned from A Xiong that when Master Jianzhen traveled eastward to Dongliu Island, he was carrying the "all living beings stone" from which the "ghost Buddha" was born. After the "all living beings stone" landed on Dongliu Island,
Experienced a strange evolution,
It became a ‘killing stone’.
This strange process of evolution is said by the people of Dongliu Island to be "the peeled skin of Li Wei formed nine mineral veins", and it is also said that "after Li Wei was killed, the killing stone was formed".
The common people know very little about this,
A famous swordsmith with a lot of experience like Master An Gang,
Maybe have better access to real information.
An Gang smiled when he heard this,
Before he could speak, Kotetsu, who had the fire burning red, spoke first.
The fire made Hu Che's face flicker, and his voice sounded at this moment: "After Jian Zhen, the great mage of the Tang Dynasty, traveled east to the island, he helped the island to encircle and suppress a ghost king.
The ghost king’s name is ‘Tamazo Mae’.
The legendary nine-tailed fox.
It is said that when it was cornered, Master Jianzhen buried it with a special stone.
This stone later turned into a mountain peak,
Under the mountain peak, veins of killing stone began to gradually form. "
Hu Che told the story clearly, and it corroborated with some of the information Su Wu got from A Xiong - Jian Zhen buried Tamamo Mae with a special stone,
that stone,
Could it be the ‘all living beings stone’?
"The ancestors of Kotetsu's family were once samurai warriors of the noble family who participated in the siege of Tamamo Mae".
Their family recorded this incident. "An Gang added a few words at this time, which was regarded as an endorsement of Hu Che's words.
It shows that his words are highly credible.
"Is that so?" Su Wu murmured to himself, digesting the information he got today.
An Gang said at this time: "Little friend Zhuzhao, less than one-third of the ink patterns on your body are tattooed on your body. Should you leave first to avoid this night? Or stay here with us?"
Wait for you to come back during the day tomorrow - by then, the human stone should be almost calcined, and it won't be too late for us to forge the knife embryo. "
“I’ve rarely had a few free days recently, and I’m just about to improve my sword training skills.
I also ask Master An Gang to take this opportunity to teach me the ‘Ghost and God Forging Technique’.
I will stay in the sword forging house tonight and will not go back! " Su Wu said.
Hearing this, An Gang and Hu Che looked at each other and smiled.
The former nodded and said: "Okay, I will teach you the 'Ghost and God Forging Technique' right now."
He asked Kotetsu to guard the calcining furnace.
I brought a pile of ordinary iron ore.
Su Wu heated up another calcining furnace indoors and let An Gang put the iron ore into it.
Not long after,
The sound of weapons being forged could be heard in the special sword-making room.
An Gang began to point out Su Wu's movements.
Officially taught him the ‘Ghost and God Forging Technique’.